micigniter
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i adjust mine to where they are directly under the bolt on the swingarm......seemed like the logical spot
Harbor Freight Rear wheel stand
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I bought both of these from harbor freight. Alumunium one is for rear only, either with paddle adapter or spool adapter. The black steel tube one is with front for adapter or can be used with rear also. Both with optional adapter cost less than $110.00. They are very sturdy. Here is some pics of them. I hope it helps.
05/22/2010
After reading the rest of this strand, I found the paddles do not work properly with the aluminum ones. Which means I can't remove rear tire when using the spool adapter. I have since returned the aluminum one and shopping for a new dual use stand.
05/22/2010
After reading the rest of this strand, I found the paddles do not work properly with the aluminum ones. Which means I can't remove rear tire when using the spool adapter. I have since returned the aluminum one and shopping for a new dual use stand.
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If you would have read the http://www.600cc.org/forum/f13/stands-17431/ thread, you would have seen that the small aluminum stand doesn't fit....it's too low. A few have already bought this and found out it doesn't work.I bought both of these from harbor freight. Alumunium one is for rear only, either with paddle adapter or spool adapter. The black steel tube one is with front for adapter or can be used with rear also. Both with optional adapter cost less than $110.00. They are very sturdy. Here is some pics of them. I hope it helps.
Yep, right about where it bends seems to be the sweet spot. As to how to lift it, it just cantilevers itself, with the bike on the kickstand, line it up under the swingarm and use the stand to lift up the one side until the bike is straight (holding one hand on the stand, one on the passenger grab rail), then just finish the lift to hold up the bike. Works perfect.
JUST don't forget, if you put the kickstand up for any reason, put it back down before lowering the bike or you'll be .:banghead:
Too bad the Harbor Freight staff was completely useless in my area. They had four of these rear stands sitting on the floor (after they told me they didn't have any). All four of them were missing the swingarm "arms" so they were totally useless. The manager said they don't come with them even though I showed him their own website ... he shrugged and said "I don't know". I ended up purchasing a PitBull rear stand and, although more expensive, it is definitely a big step above the HF stands from what I can see.
The stand lifts the bike through simple leverage. No separate jacking is needed.
Vid of the process here:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otGoZDphxJ8"]YouTube- Harbor Freight Rear stand With swing arm attachments[/ame]
[Edit: new video link showing use of a stand without spools]
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micigniter
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i think you have to drill and tap em' yourself if you'd like them.
I'm not tapping anything but my.. NVM.. I use a stand that has padded angle brackets that swivel.. It is purposely made for swing arms like what is on our bikes, flat. The swing arms like what you see on the newer SS race bikes need the spools as the "normal" stands will not work on them.
I was concerned that tapping the swing arm might cause a structural weakness issue that would eventually cause my A$$ to pucker at 80 mph in a corner.
I think I'll keep the drilling limited to non load bearing or structural frame parts....:thumbup:
Thank you to all who posted valuable information pertaining to the Harbor Freight swingarm stand. I went to my local store and found it to be on sale for $21.00. I purchased the front fork adapter kit for an additional $8.00. I brought it home, tried it on both front and back and have nothing but good things to say about it. I wouldn't get crazy working on it with it on the front, but it held up to everything I would need to do, short of trying to straighten the front forks or something crazy like that.
Yup, I was one of those who didn't read carefully, bought the HF aluminum stand + paddle adapters. Whoo Nelly, took half an hour to get the paddles dislodged to get my bike back down! Not counting the fact that the paddles were bent after one use! Spools might work, but as has been mentioned before, that doesn't help with the adjustment of the chain or anything.
Having said that, instead of the fork adapter, I was thinking of getting this Motorcycle Wheel Cleaning Stand, since it's $25 before the usual 20% off coupon from HF:
Motorcycle Wheel Cleaning Stand
Has anyone used this yet?
Having said that, instead of the fork adapter, I was thinking of getting this Motorcycle Wheel Cleaning Stand, since it's $25 before the usual 20% off coupon from HF:
Motorcycle Wheel Cleaning Stand
Has anyone used this yet?
I'm heading to local HF this weekend since they have a big sale fo fathers day, I might get that wheel cleaning deal.:iconbeer:
I was also curious about this Wheel Cleaning Stand. I was going to order the HF Swingarm Stand (note: I'm in Canada, so I have to add shipping and duty charges) but I came across one of these stands at a local store for $30. Anyone used one yet?
So I ended up buying one of those Cleaning Stands on the way home yesterday. I used it to clean and lube my chain and to answer my own question, it does work but probably not as well as the rear stand would. The rear wheel can be rotated but the weight of the motorcycle is still on the wheel so it requires a bit of effort. Oh well, better than nothing.